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Articles from this week's episode

Japan's foreign worker population hits record 1.82 million https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/01/633b961497c0-japans-foreign-worker-population-hits-record-182-million.html

8 arrested in case linked to "Luffy" group robberies across Japan https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/01/d84bdcfad1dd-8-arrested-in-case-linked-to-luffy-group-robberies-across-japan.html

Japan to downgrade COVID-19 category on May 8: gov't sources https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/01/1f005239f010-urgent-japan-to-downgrade-covid-19-category-on-may-8-govt-sources.html

Japanese junior high school principal arrested for soliciting child https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/01/578f3dd800cd-japanese-junior-high-school-principal-arrested-for-soliciting-child.html

Japan PM Kishida cautious about same-sex marriage https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/01/b1fae898120e-japan-pm-kishida-cautious-about-same-sex-marriage.html

Japan's ex-PM Mori casts doubt on excessive support for Ukraine https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/01/3def4e19e4dc-japans-ex-pm-mori-casts-doubt-on-excessive-support-for-ukraine.html

Japan’s Birth Rate is Falling: Japan ‘on the Verge’ of Societal Collapse Due to Birth Rate, Prime Minister Says | National Review https://www.nationalreview.com/news/japan-on-the-verge-of-societal-collapse-due-to-plummeting-birth-rate-prime-minister-says/

Paying people to have babies backfires in Japan - UCA News https://www.ucanews.com/news/paying-people-to-have-babies-backfires-in-japan/100104

China to partially resume overseas group tours, Japan not included https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/01/7cdb3dc66eaf-china-to-partially-resume-overseas-group-tours-japan-not-included.html

Nitori furniture store guard arrested for shoplifting from Nitori furniture store | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2023/01/27/nitori-furniture-store-guard-arrested-for-shoplifting-from-nitori-furniture-store/

Woman decides to go for a walk on the busiest train tracks at Shibuya Station【Video】 | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2023/01/27/woman-decides-to-go-for-a-walk-on-the-busiest-train-tracks-at-shibuya-station%e3%80%90video%e3%80%91/

Millennium-old Japanese temple offering funeral service for broken record player needles | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2023/01/26/millennium-old-japanese-temple-offering-funeral-service-for-broken-record-player-needles/

What does a kanji with 12 “kuchi” radicals mean? A look at weird, forgotten Japanese characters | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2023/01/26/what-does-a-kanji-with-12-kuchi-radicals-mean-a-look-at-weird-forgotten-japanese-characters/

Hyatt Regency Osaka will soon offer cat-friendly hotel rooms for you and your feline friend | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2023/01/25/hyatt-regency-osaka-will-soon-offer-cat-friendly-hotel-rooms-for-you-and-your-feline-friend/

72 percent of foreigners in survey say they’ve been disappointed by bad breath in Japan | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2023/01/24/72-percent-of-foreigners-in-survey-say-theyve-been-disappointed-by-bad-breath-in-japan/

Pet dog, cat involvement suspected in 2 fires in Japan in 2022 https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/01/02ed2452ae30-pet-dog-cat-involvement-suspected-in-2-fires-in-japan-in-2022.html

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